Elmira College Athletics

Honors & Awards
Empire 8 President's List (Spring 2020)

2020 Season
Led Elmira's pitching staff in ERA (5.04), innings (25.0), strikeouts (14), starts (4) and complete games (2) during the shortened 2020 campaign...Lasted at least 5.0 innings in all four starts...Earned the win with a career-high eight strikeouts in 8.0 innings against Castleton (2/22), limiting the Spartans to four hits in a 10-1 victory...Tossed complete games to open doubleheaders at McDaniel (2/29) and Franklin & Marshall (3/7), surrendering three earned runs in 6.0 innings in both contests.

2019 Season
Evolved into one of the team's top starters as a sophomore, finishing the year tied for third place in program single-season history with a 3.96 ERA...Started seven of 11 appearances and amassed 38.2 innings of work with 16 strikeouts...Began the year with three consecutive scoreless outings, including 4.0 hitless innings at Stevens (3/24)...Allowed one run during a season-high 6.1 innings against Ithaca (4/7)...Received a no-decision in EC's 7-4 win at Bard (4/17) with 5.0 innings, four runs, and two strikeouts...Allowed three earned runs with three strikeouts in another no-decision against SUNY Canton (4/28), a game Elmira went on to win by a 9-8 score.

2018 Season
Made 10 appearances on the mound with one start as a freshman...Struck out five in 11.1 innings of work...Made his collegiate debut with 1.1 innings against Huntingdon (2/20)...Struck out two in a scoreless frame against Guilford (2/23)...Tied season high with two strikeouts in 1.1 innings against St. John Fisher (3/26)...Tossed scoreless innings in wins over Utica (3/30) and Hilbert (4/13).

Before Elmira
Lettered in baseball and basketball at Hannibal High School in Hannibal, New York...Was named a Section III OHSL Liberty National First-Team honoree as a senior in 2017.

Personal
Taber is a Biology major.